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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresALRIGHT THIS PISSES ME OFF!!
Does anyone know exactly WHY TSC and NSC petitions are being sent to CSC. I mean "because of IMBRA" doesn't tell me anything. Why "because of IMBRA"? ####### does that mean? :blink:
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-22 13:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHere is the latest from USCIS regarding processing times...read it
Here's a simple translation for you!

"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has improved the reporting procedure for processing times of immigration benefit applications located at the USCIS website: www.uscis.gov. In the past, USCIS benefit processing reports indicated the specific type of applications or petitions that were being processed and the date the cases were received. However, the date the case was received did not provide a clear indication of when USCIS expected to complete the case, nor did it provide a clear indication of USCIS’ commitment to process cases within a certain cycle time. It also did not align with the processing times and cycle times the agency reports in other contexts."

Translation: We don't have a clue as to how long it takes us to do anything!

"This improved reporting procedure is an effort to give our customers more accurate information that better reflects current processing time and USCIS service level commitments. Effective immediately, when we are completing applications and petitions within our service goal levels we will report that as the processing time. For example, when our service level goal is to process a particular kind of case within six months, then if our processing time is six months or less, we will show a processing time consistent with our service level goal because that reflects our commitment. Similarly, where our service level goal is 3 month processing, we will show a processing time reflecting that commitment if we are meeting that service level goal."

Translation: We are just going to redefine bad service as good service!

"When we are not meeting our service level goal, the date posted will reflect the filing date of cases that are being completed. It should be noted that while in some instances reported processing dates may appear to have regressed due to this change, they do not reflect a lengthening of USCIS processing times, but simply the change in reporting. Our goal is to provide accurate projections and thus give customers clear expectations as to what they can expect as a processing time."

Translation: Yeah we know our processing times suck, so we want to lower your expectations.
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-23 18:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresReceipt Number - meaning of prefix?
Does anyone know what the 3 letter prefix on the Receipt Number means?

My Receipt Number is WAC0622XXXXXX

I think the 'C' means it's at CSC, but what is the "WA" for?

Edited by garya505, 24 August 2006 - 12:50 AM.

garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-24 00:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHALLELUJAH!!!!
It's a carry-over from the past.
WAC = Western Adjudication Center
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-24 14:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTexas Service Center
So, is all petitions to TSC are going to CSC, what are the people at TSC doing?
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-24 16:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS Knows Nothing....Not even the USCIS Director's Name!



Do you guys think it helps if I physically go to CSC to check what is going on? I have only one hour driving to Laguna Niguel.


Actually if I was that close I would go, honestly. Just to see IF anyone is working there and IF anyone there actually knows what is going on with any of the processing.



yes! spy into the windows from afar and see if anyone is actually doing anything... or get some special binoculars and find out if they are surfing the net doing nothing on the computers! lol


Ya, they're probably just reading this forum and laughing their asses off. :angry:
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-24 18:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS Knows Nothing....Not even the USCIS Director's Name!


Thanks for the info...even as sad as it is.

Is there any way we could just go there....physically? Has anyone ever tried that...actually knocking on the door?

A USCIS tour?

:lol: :lol: :lol: perhaps we should enlist some california vj'ers to go line up and check it out. please come back w/ a full report for us. ;)


And let us know if anyone is actually working there, or just standing around the water cooler telling immigrant jokes. :o
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-24 16:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat do I do at the meantime after receiving NOA1?

Hi all,

I received my NOA1 last week. Is there anything else that I can do at the meantime? Help from experienced Rio Brazil K1 applicants is appreciated. Thank you all.


Mostly, you just hang around VisaJourney.com and waste time until something happens!
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-24 16:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 petion in the mail
Geez, all these nice people, I think I'm going to cry. :crying:
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-25 13:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 petion in the mail

Well...finally the petition is on its way to the Texas service center.


So you think it's going to TSC? :lol:
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-25 10:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresComplete view of March to June timelines for CSC

I made these charts to send to my elected officials. But it put things in perspective for me so well I thought I would share them. These are jpg screen shots of the charts. If anyone wants the original .doc files PM me with your email and I will send them. You will need MS Word to look at the original doc files. Wordpad makes them look jumbled.
I filtered the list to show only K-1 petitions submitted to or transferred to the CSC with dates starting March 6 (the day IMBRA went into effect and everything seemed to fall apart) to the last petition approved for a June NOA1 date. It is sorted by NOA1 dates from earliest to latest. I also included the total number of days it took for approved petitions. Here is the breakdown of the approved vs waiting petitons. As you can see it is pretty close to random.
March:..........81 total petitions...........47 approved...........34 waiting
April:............60 total petitions...........37 approved...........23 waiting
May:.............62 total petitions...........32 approved...........30 waiting
June:............26 total petitions...........13 approved...........13 waiting

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You need to download the pictures to your computer and view them at 100% or you can't read them. Just clicking on the link gives me a crappy view in a browser. For those less computer savy here is how you do it.
Right click on the link, choose "save Target as" and pick a spot on your computer to save. Then open with your favorite picture viewer! If things look blurry make sure you are viewing at 100%.
I would have posted the pictures in a post but they take up a lot of real estate. So here are the links.
Enjoy!!


Weird! About half the petitions for each of the months of March through June have been approved. I can't imagine what's up with that.
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-26 11:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespassport style photographs

IMBRA International Marriage Broker Act or something like that... They added a check box, yes or no, as to whether or not you have arranged your marriage by a paid marriage broker.


:lol: arranged your marriage by a paid marriage broker? :lol:
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-26 23:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED!!!!!
And the VJ estimate was only off by a week, woo hoo! :star:
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-25 16:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof Of Relationship



Pictures of both of you doing a sex act can always be a good proof of an ongoing relationship,because once you have 'it' with someone you have to go back a next time, which is what a relationship essentially is.


Actually those pics shoudln't go to USCIS, they should be sent directly to me. :lol:

you better not see these pictures otherwise your fiacne wont be happy at all. she would say why not me. :D


Oh, good point, I didn't think of that! :lol:
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-27 22:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof Of Relationship

Pictures of both of you doing a sex act can always be a good proof of an ongoing relationship,because once you have 'it' with someone you have to go back a next time, which is what a relationship essentially is.


Actually those pics shoudln't go to USCIS, they should be sent directly to me. :lol:
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-27 22:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNew VisaJourney timeline for CSC
Ya, its a nice list. If anyone is interested, for the current list (8/28) the average time is 100 days and standard deviation is 35 days. B)
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-28 22:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancee visiting - will she get denied access?

Thanks for the responses and advice. I just spoke with her attorney and she *may* be required to appear in court to finalize the divorce. If so she would have a document from the court serving her to appear. If she is allowed this of course wouldn't be a problem. If she is denied, would it be legal for her to drive across state, appear, sign the paperwork, and return to the airport to fly back home as scheduled? I was going to ask her to see if the cruise company would give her a return flight the next day as well. What a mess! ;)

Yes, she's 100% squeaky clean in her visits to the US. She's been in and out of port and is allowed 'shore leave' when the ship is in port and she's not working. So she should have a good record as far as that goes. I've been told she should not offer any info more than necessary but be honest in answers. Thanks again!


I would just keep in mind that the more complicated your VISA petition is to USCIS, the more likely they are to send you an RFE which would mean a delay in the VISA. Are you willing to risk that? We have seen how slow USCIS is with, even simple things. :wacko:

Edited by garya505, 28 August 2006 - 06:22 PM.

garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-28 18:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancee visiting - will she get denied access?

Some brief background... I'm engaged to a Philippine citizen who has worked in the cruise industry for 7 years. She married a USC in May of 2005 and their marriage fell apart quickly (1 month later) after they each went back to work. They have not seen each other since the day they married and had no communication other than to discuss getting divorced. She is currently in the process of getting divorced but no paperwork has been filed as of yet. I met her in January of this year and we have been in a relationship from then until now. I visited her in Manila in June and I'll be going back to visit her in November.

She will be ending her contract in October and I am going to drive to see her when she gets off the ship. We are hoping the agent checking her off the ship will allow her to stay in the US for a short visit. I called the US Customs & Border Protection office where she will end her contract. I was told her C-1/D visa allows her to stay up to 29 days but it's 100% up to the agent checking the crew off the ship.

The way I understand it, the cruise company will give her a return flight for the day/evening of the day the ship arrives in port. When she checks off the ship she will be given an I-95 with an expiration matching the day her return flight and a D-2 visa. Normally she would go directly to the airport and return home using those documents. She would like to request to stay in the US for up to 29 days. I was told she has to ask the agent checking them off and it all depends on what she says and if the agent believes her or not. I stressed to the person I was talking to that she's not an immigration threat. She's been in and out of US ports for 7 years and if she wanted to come here illegally she easily could've done it long ago. She's never requested a stay in the US before and has always returned directly to her country as scheduled.

She does have family in the Philippines and is late in the process of building a new home for her/them. It is not finished yet and I do not believe the home or lot is in her name yet. She does have a long record of money transferred to build the house and might be able to come up with receipts. She will have plenty of cash on her for her proposed stay (she will not need it though as she would stay with me). She also has a bank account in the Philippines and will be leasing a flat in Manila when she returns.

What are your opinions on the following...?

1. Is there something she can say or show to assist her chances?
2. Should she mention that she's in the process of a divorce to her current husband? She may need to appear in court to finalize the divorce.
3. Should she mention that she's in a relationship with me?
4. Would it help if she got a ticket to return to the Philippines dated 28 or 29 days later?
5. Would it help if I had a ticket for the same flight?
6. Would it help if I give my info (name, address, phone, SS #, DL #, passport #, etc) to her to provide to the agent?
7. I would assume they will ask where she will stay. What should she tell them?

I was told that the agents are only trying to prevent illigal immigration to the US. She is not an 'immigration threat' and I wish it was easier to prove that to the agent. I don't want to lie and I don't want to get her in trouble because I want to petition her with a K-1 after her divorce is final. I really want to see her again but I will be going to visit her in Manila at the beginning of November anyway so I will see her shortly after anyway. It would be nice if she could stay here even for a few days so she could meet my family and friends and see my (soon to be our) home.


1. I think the assumption by US Immigration generally is that it is the intention of anyone from poor countries such as the Philippines to stay in the US illegally.

2. You have enough trouble with already with her getting the divorce.

3. On your VISA petition you will be asked if she has ever been in the US, so her record with DHS/USCIS better be squeaky clean dude, or you could be looking at delays in her VISA. Can you say "RFE"?

Personally I think the idea is fraught with peril and I wouldn't risk it, but that's just me. :D
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-28 17:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat if a baby is born during K-1 process?

In spite of the effort of getting the baby's citizenship authenticated and a passport for travel, just think what excellent proof the baby provides that the petitioner and beneficiary have met in person within the last two years. (LOL)


Ya, I wonder if they would allow the baby at the embassy interview? :lol:
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-29 18:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat if a baby is born during K-1 process?

garya,

Yes, the baby would be the child of a USC, but in some circumstances that's not enough to make the baby a USC.

Cass found the additional qualifications, which sometimes do come into play.

Yodrak

Ah, well if the baby is the child of the beneficiary and petitioner I guess the baby would be the child of a USC, no?


It looks like the baby of an alien and a USC who lived in the US all his life would be a USC. Then the problem would be getting the baby into the US. So, you would just have to establish US citizenship of, and get a passport for, the baby.

Edited by garya505, 29 August 2006 - 05:03 PM.

garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-29 17:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat if a baby is born during K-1 process?

heishe and Cass,

Not necessarily. There are some conditions that in some cases will mean the child is not a US citizen.

garya did not give enough information to determine whether or not the child will be a US citizen.

Yodrak

Any child of a US Citizen is automatically a US Citizen. .....



If the child is born to the biological parent of a US Citizen (either mother or father) than he/she is automatically a U.S. Citizen. .....

Cass (bebop the great)


Ah, well if the baby is the child of the beneficiary and petitioner I guess the baby would be the child of a USC, no? ;)
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-29 15:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat if a baby is born during K-1 process?

You may be asked to prove that you did not have the baby to expedite the K1 process.


Oh yeah, what would you need, a video of the conception? :wacko:
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-29 15:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat if a baby is born during K-1 process?

Any child of a US Citizen is automatically a US Citizen. You just need a certificate of citizenship from the local embassy if the child is born abroad. I doubt the beneficiary parent can get that, probably the US Citizen has to be there with his passport and the kid's birth certificate showing him as a parent. You don't have to petition for the baby's immigration, however.


That would imply that the baby can travel to the US on the petitioners passport, or would the baby need a passport too?

There would be no change in the K-1 processing? The K-1 lists the beneficiaries children so it would be incorrect as soon as the baby is born.
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-29 15:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat if a baby is born during K-1 process?
OK, someone asked me this yesterday. If a baby is born to the beneficiary&petitioner during the K-1 process, what happens to the K-1, and what needs to be done to get the baby into the US? Does the K-1 process start all over again or can the child be added? I'm sure this has happened before.
:unsure:
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-08-29 15:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionManila Embassy Interview


Why would it be advisable to take the medical not more than a month before the interview? Is there something else we should be concerned about?

It's advisable not to take the medical exam no more than a month before the interview because the results could be rendered obsolete, which will require the beneficiary to retake the medical exam. And there is nothing else to be worried about that I know of...

Any takers on the last question by Goodman...?


Does the Embassy have an official policy on this or is it just rumor/speculation? We're thinking we will do it 2 or 3 weeks in advance but we could do it 4 or 5 weeks in advance if we got the letter that early.
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-11-02 13:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionManila Embassy Interview




It wouldn't seem as if we had an sort of choice when the medical exam is as it was scheduled for Nov 27th, a week before the interview.

It does appear that way but SLEC is first come first serve so they are all about money and don't really care when you show up. You can call SLEC and let them know that you want to make an earlier appointment or you can just show up. The USE informed me that the medical exam date scheduled on your letter is really the drop dead date to get it accomplished and that it's preferred if we could take it beforehand.


There's another reason to get it earlier, if you have the possibility of conceiving a child right away. :blush:

She will get an MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine at the exam. The medical community recommends a 28-day wait after getting a Rubella vaccine because it contains live attenuated virus with a potential for birth defects (though this has never been known to be caused by the virus in the vaccine yet). The reason for the recommended wait is that it takes about 28 days to make sure her body has killed off all the virus in the vaccine.



But they wont hold that as any sort of issue for the results sent to the interview right? Meaning it's been only two weeks since the vaccine and the interview is scheduled. They realize that it needs to be assumed that people are going to be responsible adults and control themselves until they are ready to have a child, that it's no rush. I'd take issue to having to send Elaine a whole month earlier just because everyone else can't keep it in their pants and they've had to make a regulation that says no visa is issued until 28 days after the vaccination.


No, that medical issue has nothing to do with the scheduling of the interview or issuing of the VISA, but it's something we need to keep in mind. The USE is not concerned about our sexual behavior or family planning, or lack of either. ;)
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-11-02 12:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionManila Embassy Interview


It wouldn't seem as if we had an sort of choice when the medical exam is as it was scheduled for Nov 27th, a week before the interview.

It does appear that way but SLEC is first come first serve so they are all about money and don't really care when you show up. You can call SLEC and let them know that you want to make an earlier appointment or you can just show up. The USE informed me that the medical exam date scheduled on your letter is really the drop dead date to get it accomplished and that it's preferred if we could take it beforehand.


There's another reason to get it earlier, if you have the possibility of conceiving a child right away. :blush:

She will get an MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine at the exam. The medical community recommends a 28-day wait after getting a Rubella vaccine because it contains live attenuated virus with a potential for birth defects (though this has never been known to be caused by the virus in the vaccine yet). The reason for the recommended wait is that it takes about 28 days to make sure her body has killed off all the virus in the vaccine.
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-11-02 12:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionManila Embassy Interview
Should have been closed Nov 1 for All Saints Day.
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2006-11-01 22:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionManila Consulate K1 Activities-Need Advice

Hi everybody,
I'm Niño, I'm a new member and I just want to ask for your insights and advice regarding my possible future situation. My fiancee is a US citizen and
she already filed for a petition for me last February 07, we received our NOA1 already and we are expecting to receive our NOA2 by first week of June 07.
I'm working here right now in KL, Malaysia for less than a year so my interview will be in Manila. I have my auntie's Manila address as embassy's reference. My fiancee and I agreed initially that when NOA2 comes I have to resign and go back to Manila to concentrate more on the visa processing but on second thought we realized maybe its possible that I can process my visa while still working here in KL within at least 2 to 3 mos. (ave. Manila processing period is 4 mos.).
Is it still advisable for me to stay and work here in KL when there's NOA2 already? What are the major and minor activities that I have to undergo in Manila? How long (days?weeks?) for each activity?
Pls. give me advices and insights on this. :help:

Thank you very much.

God bless us all.


Well, here are the activities you need to think about:
- Getting all the papers ready for Medical/Interview/CFO (this could take a while, possibly 1 or 2 months, maybe more)
- Medical Exam at St. Lukes (2 days, about 1 week before interview)
- Interview at US Embassy in Manila (really only 1 day)
- CFO Counseling and Guidance (1 or 2 days, some of which can be completed before interview)

Some hints:
If you start getting your papers and documents ready now, it will be much easier.
Since you have been working abroad, you will need to get police clearances from the countries you worked in.
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2007-05-21 12:39:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionFiance accidently opend envelope...
What part of "DO NOT OPEN" did he misunderstand? :lol:

Edited by garya505, 14 August 2007 - 12:57 PM.

garya505Not TellingPhilippines2007-08-14 12:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCan a pregnant fiancée be granted a k1visa?
All, many, some, one or two ... :lol:

Seriously though, let's just say I've been shocked by the extreme contrast between the "good" and "bad" character I've seen, and nothing much would surprize me anymore.
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2007-08-14 15:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCan a pregnant fiancée be granted a k1visa?

garya,

I didn't say "all" either, not in this thread nor in the other thread.

Where were you when I needed someone to point these things out the other day!

Yodrak

I don't question the morals of all Filipinas (my wife is one, and she's an angel), only some of them. One only needs to have direct knowledge of actual cases to know that there is a huge range of character of the women of the Philippines, as in many other countries (including the good old USA).


;)
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2007-08-14 15:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCan a pregnant fiancée be granted a k1visa?

garya,

Nothing technical about it - the statement is correct.

As to the related issue about paternity that you and others are cautioning girlfromphils about, be careful about raising issues ("Manila COs know that its not unusual for fiancees to have secret boyfriends") that can be interpreted as questioning the morals of Fillipinas. I did that the other day and the resulting firestorm may not yet be contained.

Yodrak

girlfromphils,

Being pregnant does not disqualify one for a visa.

Yodrak

I'm posting for my cousin. She is 2 weeks pregnant and she is still waiting for her interview. In her medical she will be positive. Do you think she will be granted k1 fiancee visa?


Technically that is correct. However, if the CO suspects that the fiance is not the father (based on visit dates), the CO can hold up the VISA for confirmation the the fiance knows about the pregnancy and still intends to marry her.

I'm speculating on the exact reasons for the COs doing that, but I suspect it is because the Manila COs know that its not unusual for fiancees to have secret boyfriends, and some arrive in the US pregnant by the boyfriend. I suppose that sometimes this doesn't go over too well with the US fiance and she returns to her country or she goes TnT in the US.


I don't question the morals of all Filipinas (my wife is one, and she's an angel), only some of them. One only needs to have direct knowledge of actual cases to know that there is a huge range of character of the women of the Philippines, as in many other countries (including the good old USA).
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2007-08-14 14:56:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCan a pregnant fiancée be granted a k1visa?

girlfromphils,

Being pregnant does not disqualify one for a visa.

Yodrak

I'm posting for my cousin. She is 2 weeks pregnant and she is still waiting for her interview. In her medical she will be positive. Do you think she will be granted k1 fiancee visa?


Technically that is correct. However, if the CO suspects that the fiance is not the father (based on visit dates), the CO can hold up the VISA for confirmation the the fiance knows about the pregnancy and still intends to marry her.

I'm speculating on the exact reasons for the COs doing that, but I suspect it is because the Manila COs know that its not unusual for fiancees to have secret boyfriends, and some arrive in the US pregnant by the boyfriend. I suppose that sometimes this doesn't go over too well with the US fiance and she returns to her country or she goes TnT in the US.
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2007-08-14 13:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCan a pregnant fiancée be granted a k1visa?

I’m posting for my cousin. She is 2 weeks pregnant and she is still waiting for her interview. In her medical she will be positive. Do you think she will be granted k1 fiancee visa?


She needs to them at St. Lukes that she is pregnant. This happens often there.

The Embassy CO will see the exam results from St. Lukes so will know about the pregnancy. The CO could suspect that the fiance is not the father, based on the time of the fiance's last visit. The CO can put the VISA on hold for this reason. The CO may ask for a notarized letter from the fiance saying that he knows about the pregnancy and he still intends to marry her.

I know this can happen because it happened to my wife's cousin and it caused a month delay while the fiance sent the letter and the Embassy reviewed the case.
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2007-08-14 11:39:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionQuest about medical exam
Some of you are missing the point. The OP asked:
"Will a cold or flu affect her medical exam in any way, shape or form? What I mean is--would this affect her medical exam or would she be fine?"
Yes, it can affect the medical exam, because if she has a cough from the cold/flu, they can request additional tests for TB. This can cause a delay resulting in postponement of the VISA interview. It happens. This is for SLEC. I'm sure other locations are different.

To the OPs second question, no, cold or flu wouldn't cause denial of the VISA.

So, while a cold or flu wouldn't cause a denial, it could cause a delay.
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2007-08-28 00:41:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionQuest about medical exam
QUOTE (Magnolia31 @ Aug 27 2007, 12:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I had pneumonia when I went for my interview and it did not affect a thing! The only problem it caused was that I could not get my vaccinations done that day because of it. The CS said I needed to be well in order to receive them. Wasn't a huge deal though because when the pneumonia cleared up, I went and got all my vaccinations done by my primary care DR.

When i came to the US, I needed a CS to fill out the I-693A vaccination supplement sheet stating that i DID end up getting all my vaccinations. So, make sure that you remember this incase she can't get the vaccinations at her medical and ha sto get them later.

QUOTE (Vann @ Aug 27 2007, 05:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My fiance is having her medical exam in two days and she recently became sick. Many signs seem to be pointing toward either a cold or flu (Not good, considering her EMBASSY INTERVIEW is next week! We always have the worst luck!).

Whether this question sounds stupid or not, I don't care--I need this answered.

Will a cold or flu affect her medical exam in any way, shape or form? What I mean is--would this affect her medical exam or would she be fine?

I've heard the visa can be denied if the person has some sort of disease but would this also apply to a simple cold or flu?

Thank you.

*Sigh*...this couldn't have come at a worse possible time. sad.gif



Magnolia31 - The OP question was for Manila SLEC medical. They are concerned with TB there, so a cough can be a problem with them.
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2007-08-27 13:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionQuest about medical exam
QUOTE (Vann @ Aug 27 2007, 10:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My fiance is having her medical exam in two days and she recently became sick. Many signs seem to be pointing toward either a cold or flu (Not good, considering her EMBASSY INTERVIEW is next week! We always have the worst luck!).

Whether this question sounds stupid or not, I don't care--I need this answered.

Will a cold or flu affect her medical exam in any way, shape or form? What I mean is--would this affect her medical exam or would she be fine?

I've heard the visa can be denied if the person has some sort of disease but would this also apply to a simple cold or flu?

Thank you.

*Sigh*...this couldn't have come at a worse possible time. sad.gif


It's not a stupid question at all. If she has a cough, SLEC may request additional tests for TB. If they do that, they will cancel the interview because there is not enough time to get the test and results before the interview.

This type of problem is why I always recommend doing the medical well in advance (about a month or so).
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2007-08-27 12:26:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionVaccinations and pregnant
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The interview is nov 9 and and my wife is going for her medical mon 29
she has no record of vaccinations and she is pregnant

will we have any problems with the medical exam?


Not a big problem but St. Lukes will not give the MMR vaccine if she is pregnant. You will just have to get the MMR vaccine later in the US.

To avoid potential delays with VISA approval, make sure St. Lukes and the embassy interviewers know that YOU KNOW she is pregnant.


What would be the best way to do that? To let them know I KNOW she is pregnant?


She can tell them if they ask. The St. Lukes staff can be a little "uppity" and tend to do things that are not technically their responsibility. When she tests positive for pregnancy they could ask her if you know about it. The fact that she is pregnant will be known to the Embassy CO at interview. If the CO suspects that you do not know (or even that you may not be the father), the CO could request a letter from you stating that you know about the pregnancy. The case I know about where this exact thing happened was a K1 though, and since you are married you probably are doing a K3 so maybe they aren't as picky.
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2007-10-26 12:25:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionVaccinations and pregnant
QUOTE (Russ_M @ Oct 26 2007, 10:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The interview is nov 9 and and my wife is going for her medical mon 29
she has no record of vaccinations and she is pregnant

will we have any problems with the medical exam?


Not a big problem but St. Lukes will not give the MMR vaccine if she is pregnant. You will just have to get the MMR vaccine later in the US.

To avoid potential delays with VISA approval, make sure St. Lukes and the embassy interviewers know that YOU KNOW she is pregnant.
garya505Not TellingPhilippines2007-10-26 12:06:00